 Representative Tom Tancredo | Tom Tancredo, born December 20, 1945 in Colorado, U.S. Representative from that state and leading advocate for immigration reform. He has visited early Presidential primary states such as new New Hampshire, Michigan and Iowa to begin building popular support and has polled favorably amongst grassroots Republicans. |
 Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin | Tommy Thompson, born November 19, 1941 in Elroy, Wisconsin, is the former Governor of that state and was Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. |
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 Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House | Newt Gingrich, born June 17, 1943 in Pennsylvania, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and former U.S. Representative from Georgia. |
 Senator Chuck Hagel | Chuck Hagel, born October 4, 1946 in Nebraska, US Senator from that state. However, despite being a fairly conservative Republican, he will face challenges from some elements of the party faithful due to his criticism of President Bush over the war in Iraq. He is the former CEO of the USO and Election Systems & Software, a leading manufacturer of electronic voting machines. |
 George Pataki, former Governor of New York | George Pataki, New York's former governor. |
 Representative Mike Pence | Mike Pence, U.S. congressman from Indiana, chairman of the Republican Study Committee; |
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